Brito is 1-6 against Trinity Christian Academy since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Brito Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Trinity Christian Academy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Brito will stroll in with a five game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their the fourth matchup with Trinity Christian Academy.
Last Thursday, Brito narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past iMater Charter 8-7. With that victory, Brito brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Samuel Castro made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Castro has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Castro was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Douglas Horta looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Luis Amariz and Gregory Catano did most of the damage at the plate: Amariz scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Catano went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Broward Prep.
Peyton Warner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Trinity Christian Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Andino, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Brito has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Trinity Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Brito couldn't quite finish off Trinity Christian Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Brito avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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